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Debra Rapoport
'Found Metal Neck Piece'1984

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Mixed-media necklace with twisted multicolored cord and a pendant assemblage of metal springs, a steel rod, wire, and layered fragments of painted textile, stone, and found materials
Close-up detail of a mixed-media assemblage base, showing dark textured surface with attached perforated brass metal strips, red painted edges, and a handwritten signature in black marker along the bottom edge.
Artist or Maker
Debra Rapoport
United States, born 1945
Title
'Found Metal Neck Piece'
Date Made
1984
Medium
Found metal, plastic-coated wire, acrylic paint, paper cord, waxed linen
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 8 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (32.39 × 20.96 × 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2016.21.26
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
Copyright
© Debra Rapoport